4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
golden pour with a fizzy slight head.
vanilla, touch bourbon, some oakiness but not overpowering. little bit of alcohol. syrupy mouthfeel, defined vanilla, woody tones, a bit boozy, little bit of bourbon in the finish. really nice sipper that has obviously been mellowed well
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml. Bottle dated feb. 2009. golden orange pour with white head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, vanilla. Flavor is lightly sweet but well balanced with the bourbon barrel. Notes of oak, vanilla, lightly booziness in the finish. Mouthfeel is nice, with a dry finish. Absolutely awesome take on a triple.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, 75cl. Pours a golden beer with a white head. The aroma is vineous with wood and bourbon. The flavor is sweet with notes of bourbon, vanilla and fruits. The palate is dry. Overall a great beer with clear notes of the woodaging.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 13, 2009 Hazy golden in color, white head abides. Citrus, spice, and bourbon nose. Oak, sweet citrus, bourbon, vanilla. Crisp finish. Quite hard to drink slowly.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Perfumy nose, golden brown color. A whiskey-like component that is interesting and enjoyable. The wood, which plays rather nicely with the dry, spicy character of the beer, does detract form the overall complexity of the beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Still yet to find an Allagash beer I like. Rather unfortunate.
THis one poured a big fluffy head, with an orangy body, with a red hint.
Smell was very lightly of Bourbon with not too much else.
Tastes too strong of Bourbon. The Tripel flavors are just too delicate to hold up against the hotness of alcohol and the bourbon tastes.
Tastes liek watered down bourbon, rather disapointed.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
February 2008 bottling. Pours golden with a white head that dissipates into a lace. Aroma is yeast, oaky, almost saison like with spice. Palate is medium, higher than average carbonation. There is a significant amount of oak in the flavor, as well as alcohol/bourbon in the finish. Has the bread triple flavor but BAM in your face with oak and alcohol. I can tell it’s a triple but I thing the bourbon is a bit much.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From a 750mL Bottle, December ’04 Vintage. Mostly transparent, golden yellow colored pour with a tall layer of well sustaining, fizzy white head. Estery aromas of lemon rind and bready malt spiced with some mild, earthy pepper. The bourbon characters lurk sufficiently behind the base beer, emitting vanilla tones while cold (40F), becomming increasingly boozy and brashingly oaky as it warms. Pear esters add a soft, soothing contrast to the bourbon. Medium-light bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a soft, malty texture. The body is nice and light, but has a texture that indicates a high starting gravity. Bready malt and pear ester flavors up front on the palate, followed by a white pepper brightness. Starts to warm a bit in the middle, with some vanilla tones softening up the spiciness of the alcohol. Finishes rather bourbony, and increasingly so as it warms, with a grainy, oak tannin harshness lingering in the finish. The tripel character is pleasantly evident beneath the barrel traits, but I find the bourbon (as opposed to the straight up oak) aspects to be slightly over whelming. Still, in all regards, this is a well executed, enjoyable beer.
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